What do we need to protect ourselves from? Snow is light, fun, soft and can be brushed off. At least that was the case this morning, please alert me if things have changed. Rain, snow’s wet, heavy and uncomfortable cousin is a different story. Should the heavens be pouring down buckets of frigid water, hoist your umbrellas and hoist them high. Until then, use a hat for the snow. The umbrella question was the subject of an independent poll by Buzzfeed senior editor Michael Hayes. The results do not lie, 86 percent agree that it’s total bullshit:

Independent poll results reveal that 86% of respondents think that umbrellas in the snow are bullshit https://t.co/SEGfU6ZUGs

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